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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1899)
TJI13 OMAlfA DAILY BIDE : TFICSDA V II. 1801) ) , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. UOSBWATHK , Killlor. I'UULIHHKD EVERY MORNING. THUMB OK SUOSCIUPTION. Dally Heo ( without Sunday ) . One Ycar.$6.00 $ D.illy . ] Jeo and Sunday , Onu Year 4.00 BIX Months - < -W Three .Months 2.W Hundoy lite , One Ycai 2-00 Haturday Ilee , Ono Ycnr l.W weekly lice , one Year t OFKICE9. Omahn : The Hoe Building- . South Omaha : City Hall building , Twenty- nfth and N street * . Council muffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock Hxchango llulldlng. Now Vork : Temple Court. AVashlngton : Coi i < \ > urtecntli Street. COKUESPONDENC13. Communications relating to news nncl edi torial matter should bo addressed : Ldl- torlnl Lcpartm-snt ) , The Omnha llec. UUSINKS3 LETTERS. HuBlnpRs letters and remittances should be addressed to The Meo Publishing Company , Omnha. Drafts , checks , express and post- ( .Mice money orders to h made payable to the order of the company. THE UEE PUHLIBHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douglas County , as. : ( Jeorgn H. Tzschuck. secretary of The life Publishing company , being duly stvorn. says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening und Sunday Hec , printed during the month ot February , 18SO , was as follows : 1 BI,0 < IO 13. . 2 a 1,1-10 10. , . I 3 S 1,170 17 . ii.it < > 4 BI.BHO IS . IMNiO : 6 aior | in . 2-1-nir. c : IBSBO 7 : iiiro : at . 2 , IIM : > 8 B , M < > 22 . 2 .n.-.o o BIMO : si . a . - 10 aino : i . a. , r.i 2"i . SiI2 ( 12 28 . - , ! ! - . " in 2i-i2 27 . 2-lt7O ! 2S . BBO1O Total roTiui : > Lots uiiHold and returned copies. . 11,0:11 : Net total Hairs ( IIHI.IKIH Net dally average 2I.S70 GEORGE n. T8SCHUCK. Subscribed nnd nworn to before mo this Cth day of March , ISsM. ( Seal. ) GEO. M. HEED , Notary Public In and for Douglas County , Neb. Ilcronfler It might not be n bad lloi ( ; to e < iuli > Colorado and Wyoming railroad - road trains with a supply of snow BllOl'8. The proposal to change the name of South Omaha Is being revived. The best scheme would bo t < < drop the prefix. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The pipe organ mamifaeturers are talking of organizing a trust. In this case wind Instead of water will proba bly be Injected into the stock. Hecnuse Omaha's new postmaster goes by the name of Crow the other birds ot' the towu must not Imagine the federal building is a general roosting place. The legislature is about to turn at tention to the Omaha charter bills. To predict what it will do with them , how ever , would constitute a hazardous guess. The Hee prints more paid want nds all the time than any other paper In this section. I'eople pay for advertis ing hi The llec because it is worth the money. The mule now has the laugh on the horse since the latest figures show that much-abused animal worth $7 more on the average than his aristocratic half- brother. By the way , is tills not the season of the year when the annual double-loaded sensation should be .sprung by our amiable yellow-back1 local contempo rary about the water welling up ? The Cuban general , Sangullly , wants stlic assembly to elect the greatest mili tary patriot on the island to succeed Gomez , anil there is little doubt that the general firmly believes Ills name Is Sfuigullly. So far six candidates are mentioned for Congressman Greene's place , but the late Incumbent has only been dead three days nnd a better showing will be made before the nominating conven tions heave In sight. If the success of the American Sol- dlors who want to go to growing tw- hacco and hemp in the Philippine * should prove as great as that of the natives in raising revolutions on the same soil their fortunes are assured. Admiral Dewey 1ms added three more little gunboats : to his licet and one of them Is called l < ee Fat. The name Is rather suggestive of a bucolic retreat and a palm leaf fan , but it Is safe to say that when the Lee gets Into the cover the Klllplnos will find it lean enough to make some fat graveyards. Wo see only one way out of the di lemma caused by the gang's disappoint ment over Its failure to fetch n decision against Mayor Moorcs In the liroutcli- Moores case. Abolish not only the supreme premo court commission , but also the supreme court Itself and vest Mr. Hitch- calfo with solo judicial power as the court of lust resort. The clearing house bankers should wako up to the fact that the exclusion of South Omaha clearings means ) a black eye for Omaha in the weekly clearings table published In every news paper of consequence In the country , Let the bankers get together at once and patch up their differences without making Omaha suffer. The car builders' trust appears to have run up against a snag at the outset of its career. Ono after another of the great railroads announces Hint In case prices tire raised they will build their own cars , 'It ' Is truly refreshing to dis cover that there are u few lines of industry - dustry which cannot bo cornered by combinations of capital. Our amlablo popocratlc contemporary Is trying to cover The Deo's scoop an uouiiclug the choice of Omaha's new postmaster ahead of all competitors by charging The Bee with suppressing the news of the otllclal appointment by the president. Our nmlablo contemporary should put on Its spectacles and scan the llfth column of the fourth page nt 'J'he Sunday llco for the desired Juror- luutlou. AX issUK run A/\T m-t/f. It Is admitted by vagarious politi cians that a prominent Issue In the presidential campaign of next year will be the trusts. Washington correspond- cats report Senator Chandler as saying that this will lie 'the greatest Issue and as expressing -the opinion that if the republican party does not align itself on the side of the people against the trusts nnd combinations It will be In great danger of defeat. "I believe the party will declare against these dan gerous combinations , " the Now Hamp shire senator Is quoted us saying , "be cause I am not willing to believe It has passed entirely Into the hands of the trusts. As to whether anything will be done at the next session of congress I cannot tell , but have no hesitation In declaring that something should bo done. " lie thought the question should bo met boldly. The democratic leaders are already declaring war on the trusts and promise to nut ke tills a prominent feature In next year's campaign. lint there Is small chance of the democratic party making much capital out of ilils atti tude , at least with those who are fa miliar with n'liat ' has been done for the suppression of trusts. In the llrst place the only comprehensive null-trust legislation , the act of 1S1K ) , was enacted by a republican congress and approved by a republican president. The only efforts to enforce that legislation were made by a republican administration , that of President Harrison. The demo cratic administration that followed did , Indeed , continue the proceedings that were commenced by its predecessor under this anti-trust , law , but they were prosecuted In the most perfunctory way and the decision of the courts was against the government. The llrst at torney general In the second Cleveland admlnlstrathm , Mr. Oluey , declared the law inadequate and Incapable of en forcement nnd his successor in that administration took the same view of It. There was , consequently , no serious attempt to enforce It. Then a demo cratic congress incorporated in the tariff act of ISiM an anti-trust provision , having .special reference to the sugar- refining combination , but this also re mained n dead letter. Although In- 'tended ' to meet the recommendations of a democratic attorney general and remedy the defects of the anti-trust , act of 1800 , no effort was made by the democratic administration to put it in force. Thus when having ample op- portunlty to strike at the trusts the | democratic party did not improve It , al though its administration was pledged to exercise all the authority which the I law gave It to protect 'tho ' people against the monopolistic combinations. 'L'lu1 republican party has shown Its hostility to trusts in the legislation It enacted against such combinations and It Is not the fault of that party Hint this legislation has not been effective in suppressing the trusts. The party Is still opposed rte this form of monopoly anil undoubtedly the next congress will take some action In respect to it. I'resl- rtent TtlcKinlcy is on record in opposi tion to the 'trusts and ho will lie found ready lo enforce any legislation that congress may adopt. The anti-trust cry of. the democratic party may be sin cere , but there Is nothing in the record of the party to warrant belief that if given the power it would make any ' serious effort to suppress the trusts. AVtr.lI , KFP1C1KNCI' . . Lieutenant De Faramond , the newly arrived naval attache of. the French , embassy , who Is heralded as an olllcer | of wide experience , has given out an Interview on the American navy , and incidentally a good many other sub jects , entirely too refreshing to let pass without notice. Lieutenant Kuraniond evidently wished to say as many nice i things as possible about our navy , and while his information Is about as | shadowy as his wide experience seems to have been futile , we are bound to accept1 hi good part Ills intended com pliments. That the Spanish war taught some wholesome lessons as to the elllclency of our navy and that Dewey Is "enti tled to rank as one of the great naval commanders" was as patent a fact before - fore the arrival of the lieutenant as | after that event , but that the war was the lirst 'test of modern lighting ves sels , that It demonstrated the superior elilcieney of the medium rapid-lire over the large caliber gun and the cruiser over the battleship are all facts our naval experts will probably learn with I surprise and Interest. The lieutenant Is said to have followed the war between China and Japan , and If so it is pre sumed he did not overlook the but lie of I the Yaln. In tlm't ' memorable conlllct j battleships and cruisers thoroughly j ! equipped ami modern in every purlieu-1 lar fought to a llnlsli an engagement j which gave to the world a fair lesson , of the offensive and defensive powers ' of these vessels. Captain Kilo Me- alllin , formerly of the rnited States navy , directed the operations of the ] Chinese llagship'and afterward In an article In the North American Hevlew detailed conclusions which nothing that happened Iu tlio late war matcriaaly changed. From these conclusions , nor from the lessons of the battles of Manila and Santiago , does it follow that the rapidj j lire gun of medium' caliber possesses superior elllclency over 'the ' ten , twelve and thlrteen-luch gun. The Idea was promulgated by the press at the time , but a critical examination of the of ficial reports of the Santiago engage ment shows 'that ' while the medium rapid-tiro gun has its province It cannot be made exclusive. It was a twelve- inch shell that sunk the Uciim Christina , while the Vlscaya , although riddled by live-Inch projectiles , showed no signs of surrender until one ten-inch shot from the Texas made her haul down her flag and give up the light. It was one of the Oregon's big projectiles that persuaded the Cristobal Colon 'to ' go ashore Instead of to Havana. These facts satlstled the Navy department that the time for discarding heavy gnus has not arrived and accounts fofour preparations to arm new vessels with them. Just how Lieutenant le l < animonii arrives at the conclusion that the cruiser Is superior t the battleship It Is hard to say. No such superiority was demonstrated by the battle of .Santiago , where Orvora's crullers were destroyed j by a lleet composed of battleships , with but ono exception. Neither docs It fol low , us the lieutenant Intimates , that "weapons of attack and offense" are inconsistent with heavy armor , but on the contrary 'the ' reverse Is actually the i-ase. However , It Is evident If Lieutenant - tenant Do Farnmond will overhaul his naval history he will tliul not only that tile llrst battle between armored ves sels was fought 'to ' a linlsh off the coast of Chill In 18SO , but also that lie has been studying yellow Journal accounts at the time of the Santiago affair rather than the lllclal reports , If he will refresh his mind on the destruc tion of the Furor and J'lnton by Wain- Wright's little yacht and the utter failure of the Colon and Vlscaya to lire torpedoes he will not only change his present conclusions as 'to ' the Jessou to bo drawn from the encounter , but will also advise his country that the torpedo boat from which it expects great things Is , in battle , a snare and n delusion , .1 j. The Cuban military assembly Is not recognised by this government and H appears to be largely discredited by the Cuban people. Its action In regard to General Gomez has met with n great deal of popular disapproval nnd lias perhaps really strengthened the old soldier in the public esteem. At all events the people have given a very earnest manifestation of their contl- dence In the loyalty and patriotism of Gomez , 'thus ' rebuking the men In the assembly who denounced him as having ' been ' unfaithful to his duty and to the interests of the Cuban soldiers. General llrooke notified the assembly that no attention would be paid by him to anything It sli'onld ' do and it is re ported from Washington that the ac- 'tlon ' regarding Gomez will not Interfere with tlie arrangement made for paying i and disbanding the Cuban army. That Is , this government Is still disposed to carry out the arrangement , but the question Is whether ; the soldiers will remain faithful to Gomez in this matter or support the assembly. It. is to be apprehended that a portion of them will adopt 'the ' Jatter course , for there is no doubt that they are not all satisfied i with the amount of money they will get from this government. Many of them believe "or only that the rnited States should have been more liberal , but that it should allow a part of the Cuban revenue bo be devoted to paying them or else endorse a loan in their be half. The matter will be soon sot- tied and it is one of no little importance. ANOTllKIt JUDICIAL FAllCE Omaha Is to be treated to another judicial farce at the hands of the great i injnnctor. This time the farce opens with a peremptory order directing tlio county attorney to tile an information charging Chief oO Tollce White with being an Interloper in his otlice by rea son of non-rcsldencd. The complainant , who was recently dishonorably dis missed from the police force for run ning away from a couple of suspicions characters whom he was about to ar rest , has presumably made the erratic judge believe that the chief of police Is a citizen of Illinois and lias no inten tion of changing his residence , although he Is an unmarried man and had lived In Omnha for two years previous to his appointment. The manifest absurdity of the whole proceeding lies in the fact that Martin White assumed the office of chief of po lice of Omaha for 'the second time on September L'(5 ( , 1SOS , by virtue of a de cision made by the same Judge who now ! wants to oust him. The point raised by the complainant had been rained previously and If White hint . really , been Ineligible the Ilordimin gang would not have allowed him to take possession of the olllco In the llrst place. It goes without saying that the legal advisers of the former chief of police made n thorough examination of every vulnerable spot in the charter to keep White out of the position. The attempt at this late day to depose him 011 u. trumped-up charge of non- residence Is evidently simply part of the plot by which a notorious rum shop Is being operated by court Injunction without the license required by law. = ? lo 2'HK AUt'ASCK OK T1IK MMl'IXOS. The campaign against the Filipinos for which General Otis has been mak ing j preparations for several weeks has been begun and it Is presumed will be prosecuted with all possible vigor. The opening movement , according to the din- patches , was entirely successful , our troops J , assisted by a gunboat , dlslodg- Ing i the cnomji from their entrench- meii'ts j ' and jungle retreats , Inflicting severe punishment with small loss to tiur forces. It would seem , however , that the Filipinos were not in very great force and it may transpire that it j is their purpose not to develop their lighting i strength until the American Hoops have penetrated farther Into the Interior , where It Is possible -the enemy are better prepared for resistance and where they will not have to encounter both a land and a wa'tcr ' attack. It appears safe to conclude that the Fill * plnos In'tend ' to act wholly on the do- j fcnslve , Tlio lessons they have had In tln > lighting qualities of our soldiers have probably convinced them of the futility of offensive operations , except to tlio extent of harassing the Anieri- | c K can outposts , so that all the attacking f will bo from our side. We must fullow a them to 'the jungles and other letiviiH n and carry on a warfare more or loss of i the guerilla character. ITow long such I ° ti conflict may be carried on it is im possible to say. It depends upon the ' number of tlio enemy , nx > w wen tney are supplied with the munitions of war and how determined they are. If the Filipino forces are as numerous as Is commonly supposed they may protraci the warfare for a long 'time , but it is possible that a few more defeats will dampen the spirit of resistance and tills Is what It is hoped the aggressive movement will accomplish. Admiral Sampson has demonstrated in a practical way .that . he Is not ihu t > clllsli schemer Unit his enemies have 1 painted j him. lie hns addressed a letter . to | the secretary of the navy requesting Hint as promotions of worthy men had been held up on account of his nomina tion that the list bo sent to the senate again , omitting his name. The truth Is Hint practically nil the contention has l been stirred up by outsiders and ovorzeulous friends of the parties , while \ the naval olllcers themselves have ] displayed it commendable spirit throughout. t AVe demand that the ofllco of the clerk of the district court bo placed under the su pervision of the Hoard of County Commls- slonera , that the clerk of said court bo ra- quired to account for all fees received by him and pay into the county treasury nil such fees In excess of the necessary ex penditures of conducting said oftlce , Includ ing the pay of assistants and compensation : for hla own services not to exceccd ? 1,000 per annum. 1808 Platform of Douglas County Democracy. Why Is It the local popoerutlc * organ is now so mum about the olllce of clerk of the district court ? Is It for the same reason that it tried to shield Holln after he had admitted his guilt ? Is It for the sumo reason It stood up for , Hartley aml.lts editors paid him friendly visits for consultation while confined In the Douglas county Jail awaiting his trial in the criminal court ? If the dem ocrats were In favor of making the dis trict court clerkship n salaried otllco . * two years ago , why should they not back up republicans In the same de mand today ? The childish action of the Cuban as sembly In deposing General Gomez from command will not have a reassuring Influence on those who have heretofore had doubts as to 'the ' capability of the people for intelligent self-gyvernmcnt. ' Had the old general agreed -to the scal ing of a legitimate debt due the Cubans the case would be entirely dif ferent. The United States owes them nothing and simply agreed to donate $3,000,000 to enable : t'hem ' to resume peaceful j avocations. Cornell's Insurance examiners take considerable credit to themselves by asserting they did not hold up the in surance companies for as much as the examiners of other stales did. There is an Omaha highwayman in 'the peni tentiary who was generous enough to return to his victim a nickel for car fare. I.rmliT Ainotipr Ailiiilrnln. ' Globe-Democrut. Great Britain has ten admirals ranking f technically with Dewey , but if all should be seen together the spectators would oak' ' with one voice : "Which is Dewey ? " 1'roNiircttve DlNcovvrlon. Chicago Chronicle. The people will discover one of these fine days that behind all the glittering scenic nnd declamatory display of imperialistic duty . and destiny there Is nothing but dirty jobs Jobs jobs. le of French Imliixtry. Nov.- York Tribune. There seems to bo some trouble in France over the Importation ot cottonseed oil from I America. If that 'American ' product should bo excluded from tho'.Fronch market it could no longer bo shlpjlud iback , to us as pure ollvo oil. And that , well. In that event our feelings would bo somewhat mixed. Co n I UK I on < > C Philadelphia. Record. It is somewhat reassuring to observe that as soon as the more promising and profit able trusts get comfortably established they find themselves confronted .with competitors. The business of successful robbery Is not made secure by patent. Anybody can go Into It who has the necessary cash and no moral scruples. I ' I'ny lloll I'romoUniiN. jp Philadelphia Ledger. | It has been discovered that the Cuban army consists of 50,000 men , and just half of them are olllpers. Since , however , the officers are to receive much higher pay from the American $3,000,000 fund than the privates , the only really remarkable thing about it is that half of the troops are pri vates. No wonder they could not whip the Spaniards , with such a top heavy organiza tion. Hiiril Tliiu-H for ProiiUoro Milwaukee Sentinel. While the preachers of calamity are expression to forebodings of evil from the formation of trusts the Industrial and com mercial classes are quickening activity to keep in step to the music of prosperity. Dispatches from nearly all parts of the country tell of new enterprises , of wage in creases , of trade betterment. The abun dance of money is shown not only by the low interest rates , but in the variety ot ways In which It Is seeking Investment , even to the hasty purchase of stocks of doubtful value manipulated by professional promoters. Croat IniliiNlrliil Invention * , Philadelphia. Ledger. The day of great industrial Inventions is not yet ended. Two discoveries of Impor tance are just announced , \\tilcli , It the claims made for them can be substantiated , will work wonders In the Industrial world. Ono Ua _ new process of hardening steel far ' beyond anything over known before ; the other is the commercial production of liquid air and its adaptability to many , If not all , of the processes for which steam Is now used. The latter claims to obvlato the dis advantages under which steam labors , with out having any of its own , and , though thin la too much to bellovc , It does seem prob able that the now , strange substance will bo substituted for steam In many of the departments of Industry where the latter 1s now Indispensable. SiiprrniMi-y of Our 3aiiiifa < ! < iiroN. Now York World. According to statistics Just -published - by the government , our exports of manufac tured goods during the calendar year 1S98 reached the enormous total of $307,921,991 , and ( hey are Increasing at the rate of inoro than 125,000,000 a year ! To the outer world wo nro no longer merely or even chiefly a nation of fanners , American In genuity Is devising labor saving machinery. American "enterprise" In organizing effort and the superiority of the American work man have made our manufactures a more Important clement In our commerce than is our grain. And while , If we add cotton , meat and the like , our aggregate farm products still lead , wo have , nevertheless , 'become ono of tbo foremost nations In tbo world In manufactures. .MUMS n TIIIJ AintToirs Wllber Demo.Tat : Auditor Cornell may not have committed any crime , as his de fenders assort , but ho made a stupendous blunder In keening such a holdup gniiK.t around htm. Jloldrego Cltlion ( rep. ) : The work ot In vestigating the auditor's office goes merrily on and considerable of the evidence U of an | Interesting j nature , ill Is made very evident that the reformers In that office wcro not there for their health or for reform , but for revenue only. There Is nothing to show that the auditor over objected to their method of Rotting their gains , although ho must have known of their Illegal doings nnd charges. Putlcrton Post ( rep. ) : It Is amusing to review the testimony given In the investi gations now in progress at Lincoln. Mr , Archard seems to have been endowed withf n deslro ( ? ) to help the state by purchasing mileage , transferring It to his wlfo , after charging It to the state , nnd then accepting passes for himself. Probably the excessive charges per diem charged for the examina tion ot Insurance companies was for himself nnd wife. Oakland Independent ( pop. ) : A few un reasonable populist papers arc trying to defend , fend Auditor John V. Cornell , when ho can | not defend himself. Ho should have run hla 'business ' In such a manner as to have needed no Investigation , much less to have his doings shown up In such an awkward manner. When a man from n form has preached reform BO earnestly , has roasted others for acts no worse than liU own and disregarded his party platform so thoroughly It l time for him to gracefully fold up his tent nnd steal away as easily as possible. For a few paltry favors nnd a few lousy dollars itr. Cornell has made an ass of him ' self , and he has no right to expect pity from any source. Kearney 'Hub ' ( rep. ) : The Investigation ot the state auditor's ofllco has been going merrily on , nnd It has been n merry dance that the investigating committee has been giving Auditor Cornell. The last witness ' on the stand is the auditor's blessed nephew , and the talc that he tella is the worst of all. Ho admits that ho received a salary as treasury examiner nnd at the same time put In his best licks "examining" insurance companies and Charging all that the traffic would bear. Whether there has 'been any more ot this same kind of reform in the 1 j state house docs not appear , 'but ' the rot tenness In the auditor's olllco is sufficient to inspire a largo number of reformers with the wish that they had never been born. Auburn Granger ( pop. ) : Relative to the conduct of Auditor Cornell the Oranger will say that , remembering the attempted Im peachment of some of our state olllclals In 1833 it can barely be believed that Mr. Cor nell would be Impeached If proceedings were commenced. Nevertheless his official acts have boon such as the law abiding citizens of Nebraska ought not to overlook , and probably the 'best ' rebuke that could be ad ministered would be for all who believe that ' In his official career ho has been guilty of conduct beneath the dignity of one acting for and as the choice of the honest voters and taxpaylng people ot Nebraska , for all these to join In a request that ho tender his resignation at once. So long as officials believe that their rule of conduct was only to 'bo such that they can escape legal pun ishment by cunning and Intrigue , BO long will wo have officials unworthy to repre sent an honest people. Feeling satisfied , Mr. Cornell , that you have not done your official duty faithfully and Impartially , we wouldn't ibe displeased to see you resign , just a little. Tecumseh Journal ( rep. ) : The Investiga tion into the affairs of Auditor Cornell's office has proven a revelation to a great many people. It has been a source of much discussion what occasioned so much expense In running the Insurance companies. The facts brought out , show to what nn extent the companies are bled 'by the insurance departments cl the several states. The people ple make laws nnd create an insurance de partment for the purpose of protecting the people from abuse and the Imposition of fake instltulions , and these Insurance de partments go to work systematically to ro.fo the companies and thereby Indirectly the people. Life insurance is a good thing If properly and honestly conducted , but if the people are forced to pay for junketing tours g all over the country by a band of political C appointees wo are Inclined to believe the public will keep Its money before paying j It i to Insurance companies under such cir- cumstance. The expense account of average Insurance companies nearly or quite equals all the money paid for losses nnd policy settlements. As long as this Is tbo case people cannot afford to carry life insurance. Sonic of the fraternal insurance eocietlcs have eliminated this objectionable clement from life Insurance expense and thousands of people are Investing In this character of Insurance ! instead ot what Is known as old lino. If an Insurance department does not , offer us any protection we might better save ' the expense and do away with It. Stanton Register ( pop. ) : Nothing that has ( been done In the last eight years lias stirred up the reformers so much as the discoveries In the auditor's office. Wo have- been lulled Into fancied safety by the thought that electing was all there was to bo done , our officials would do the rest , and part of the blame rests on us , too , there Is no question about that. Wo put officials down in Lincoln that were untried , but honest , and amid the debris of corruption left there by tlio republicans it's no wonder t > hat OHO or moro of our people became tainted with all the smart tricks the repub licans used to feather their own nests , No ono is much surprised that a few of the tricks would bo used. The fault of the parties making ICio reform forces lies In temporizing with the evils that exist. In slate conventions we have put up long plat forms filled with platitudes , and left unsaid the ' very words that would have bullded the solid rock of public confidence. We do not bellcvo there Is much In the pass question , but onr declaration should have been so un equivocal that the officials would not have dared to temporize with It. Wo hope that whim our parties nro again In convention that we slmll not be afraid to denounce every wrong committed and compel all nom inees to pledge adherence as wo compelled . adherence of our legislators to Allen the ! ' last year , In such a determined way that , none will misunderstand. It is not a ques ( tion of dishonesty that faces us , for there are no actually dishonest acts committed , but . In the condition that confronts us Is , Are wo of going to allow our elected nncl appointed officials to follow In the paths of the trlclty and conscienceless republicans ? The people will have confidence In us If wo emphat ically Insist that no such proceedings as has disgraced the state auditor's office will bo approved for a moment. On the next con ventions rest the great responsibility of clearing our skirts of the shameful prac tices. For ( tie past thirty years the repub licans have carried on their corruptlve prac tices , such practices as make the work of Cornell appear very honest. Still that doesn't make Cornell's mistakes less repre hensible. Let us got to work now nnd pur ify the party , eo that after our next con vention wo can face the enemy with the same sturdy independence of old. Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOr L 6AKINO POOtfl CO. , HEKVOBK. IMUCSS SATISrlHH WITH II VYU'AUll. | Dakota City Ii\Rlo ( rop. ) : After forty-two unsuccessful efforts by the Nebraska leg islature I to elect a United States senator to . succeed William V. Allen , a republican CAU CUS on Tuesday selected Hon. M..L. Hayward - ward as their choice , and on Wednesday In Joint assembly he was elwtod. This ends one of the hardest political battles ever fought In the state. The Hoywnrd men were strong , firm and determined In their fight from the beginning , nnd had It not been for the ambition of n few political poltroons the end would have como shortly after It commenced. Lyons Sun ( rep. ) : The people have tri umphed over the politicians nnd Judge M. L. illayward 'has .been elected United Slatw senator from 'Nebraska. ' During the long ! struggle that la now closed the Sun has | I scarcely nt nny time had n doubt about thu j final ' outcome. It was a case where tbo rank ' I' and file of the party had made up their minds as to their choice nnd wcro deter mined In their expressions. Politicians tlo not dare to disregard the will of the people for any considerable length of lime and thus It has como to pass Itmt they have retreated before the expressed determina tion of the people for Haywnrd. Alliance Times ( rep. ) : Hayward Is the new senator from Nebraska , his election being brought about Wednesday noon as the result of the caucus tlio previous night and the retirement of Webster from the field. The senatorial fight continued seven weeks and the republicans of Nebraska have ample cause for congratulation In the result. It proclaims to the voters that the will of the majority can triumph and will pave the way for complete and sweeping republican victories In this stato. It was a grand day for the republican party when Judge Hayward was elected senator , and lie has the ability , zeal and Integrity to add luster j to the party laurels In senate and state. Button Advertiser ( rep. ) : When the Joint session of the Nebraska Icglslaluro took its forty-third ballot nt noon on Wednesday it ended the seven-weeks' contest over the , choice ot United States senator by the elec tion of Judge M. L. Hayward of Nebraska City nnd the deslro of the rank and file of the republican party was consummated , peace and harmony prevails and th.o result will strengthen and solidify the party. Mr. Hayward has made a courageous and honor able fight against strong , competent men , who knew their chance of success depended upon bis defeat. Ho has grown strong iu the contest nnd won a victory that any wan might be justly proud of. NIobrara Pioneer ( rep. ) : The republican legislature finally did the only honorable thing it could in making Judge | Si. L. Hayward of Nebraska City Us unanimous choice for United States senator to succeed Judge Allen. Hayward made the campaign ot last year the success of the ropubllcan legislature if not for himself nnd , his candidacy was the natural result. The I loyalty of the principal candidates who sought the coveted prize augurs \\c\\ \ \ for the party's .future triumph in Nebraska and with a kindly aid to those who turn the balance of the party's weal or woe , Ne braska's new senator will be numbered among the great leaders of his party. Wood River Intermits ( rep. ) : The sena torial contest Is ended ami Hon. Judge Hayward - ward Is now United States senator , the final vote on Wednesday standing f 8 for Allen to 74 for Hayward. Although our preference for senator was another we are of the opinion that the republican legls-1 laturc has shown wisdom in the selection ot Mr. Hayward. Ho was unquestionably the popular choice of the rank nnd file ot the party and the naming of him was but the carrying out of the wishes of the peo- ple. The contest was a long drawn out one , but fortunately no bad blood was engendered - ' gendered and all hands are now united and enthusiastic for the now senator. The re publican legislature is making a good record. Kearney Sun ( rep. ) : After one of the longest contests In the history of the state ! the republican caucus unanimously selected | M. L. Hayward as their candidate for United States tenator to succeed Allen and he was elected by the joint convention Thursday noon. The Sun believes that the selection ( of Judge Hayward conies nearer concentrating ( the dcsiro ot the republicans ot the stale than any other that could have , been made. He has been the choice of PO per cent of tbo rank nnd file of the party from the start and now that he has been selected even those who were supportIng - Ing others were frank to admit that the will of the people and the voice of the party have triumphed , lloth the people and Judge Hayward are to bo congratulated. AXU OTIIHHWISI3. I | The "effete east" Is solemnly informed by a floating paragraph that Senator Hayward Is a three-times millionaire. John V. Rockefeller always dresses in the quietest fashion , but never falls to have a flower of some kind In his buttonhole. Ex-I'rCBldont Harrison is a great news paper reader. Ho subscribes to at least ono paper of every leading city In the country. Vice Admiral Colomb's principal objection | a to the Spanish-American war seems to bo i that It was not fought according to Marquis of Qucensberry rules. \Vhllo some people are willing to pay good money to go to Cuba , the soldiers who have had a free excursion to the Island are crazy to get homo again. It all depends on the point of vlow. The Argentine Republic must have blood " In Its eye. It has placed a contract for 10,000 rifles , 10,000 bayonets and 15,000 rlllo barrels - rels , with cartridges to match , with the l Remington Arms company. j I " A story Is afloat lo the effect that the rj. Standard Oil people offered the attorney l general ot Ohio a bar'l containing $500,000 If ho would stop litigation against the com pany. When asked regarding the story the attorney general Bald : "I do not deny It , but you must not expect me to niakn any " public statement about it now. " It Is said that the erroneous use of the word "this" for "that" In the naval appro priation net will probably prevent the pur " chase of armor for the three batlleshlps and I four monitors under construction. There Is' ' sometimes a govil deal In a word. On ono occasion so Insignificant n thing as a comma " a tariff act made a difference of millions dollars. TIIIJ XH.VT SIM3AKMH. Chicago Times-Herald : The motion to retire Speaker Reed will be declared out ot order by the American people and the man who ninkM It will bo urprl eil nt the dimin utive character ot the opposition when cou- press convenes. Washington Post : In this connection U may not JH ? Inappropriate to suggest to thnso republican papers which arc engaged In t concerted assault on i.Mr. Reed that they will have occasion for a united pnrly In the next house of representatives. A factional flqht In that 'body ' might bo disastrous to their party. Hut there will bo no such tight. Mr. Reed will re-elected to the speaker * ship and the papers that are now maligning him wilt tune their harps to the strains o ! pralso for his masterly ability In thwarting the devices and < lr lros of n large nnd ag gressive minority a minority eo largo that but a small republican defection would i > required to change It Into a majority. Philadelphia Ledger : There Is no man In congress today who enjoys In fuller measura than Speaker Reed the respect , admiration nnd complete confidence of the wliolo coun try , and his presence In the national conn- ells Ims bwn the strongest force In preserv ing the fnnlty of congrei-s and In prevent ing unwise and untimely legislation. Ho has not played Into the hatul of any rliijt , nor hns he been carried hither and thlthor by the Intrigues ot nny splf-scoklns cabal. Ho has not been swept from his feet by every wind that blows , but hns taken hla stand on the firm platform of what he lie. llcvcd to bo truth and right , and has helj his ground tenaciously HUP a num. He has opinions , nnd they are his own , and , having the courage ot his convictions , ho has licen a bulwark against assaults on the pcople'n Interests. Ho has throttled Jobs , banished "fraud , obliquity and solicitation , " ami put corruption or folly to flight with trenchant phrase and decisive action. There has never been any Imputation on his ability. Integrity or broad statesmanship , and If ho does not typify sturdy republicanism , where Is I ho standard to be found ? Speaker Reed has courageously and manfully tic-fended the In terests of the country. The nation neeJa such men and will retain his services. IIHI3K/.V 'I'll I I'M,10 Jf. Chicago Record : "The weather Is not what It was when I was a boy. " "Well , you are not wh.it you wcro when you were a boy , either. " Philadelphia North American : "It's out- raceous1' ! she exclaimed. "Tho Idea of n man with three wives daring to seek ad mission to congress. " "I don't know , " he replied , "Mr , Roberta scema to have a clear plurality. " Indianapolis Journal : "I'm Kolnp to tlio Phl.'ippliu's with n ton ot shoestrings na soon us peace la declared. " "Hut the native ; ) don't wear Hhoes. " "No. but the shocstrlngf will make them nice Sunday suIt.V Chlc-aco Tribune : Merchant Tailor ShlrtlnKs ? Yes. ? lr. How would you like to have them made up ? In thin style ? Customer That's all rlsht , only I'd like u llttlo better quality of llncntngs in Iho eol- larliiffs and culling. " Brooklyn Life : Mrs. Chlnner Ernestine , my darling1 , do you expect Constant to- nlsrhl ? Ernestine Of , course , miunma. "Why do you Inquire ? Mrs. Chlnner If he asks you to marry him tell him to come and speak to me. Krnestlne And If he Uoe. n't ask mo ? Mrs. Chlnner Tell lilm I am coming to speak to him. Somervllle Journal : If n. pretty type setter should slip and fall down in the mud , she would make a rnl w-prlnt that would trouble her more than any that ever got by thu proofreader. Chicago Tribune : Telephone Girl You must not ewenr over live telephone , sir ! Indignant Voice ( at oilier end of wire ) I'm not swearing1 over it. I'm swearlnj at It ! Detroit Free Press : "Say , on the dead. " said the ingenue , "that Is drawing it * llttlo too strong.1' "What l ? " asked the soubrettc. "This thingof her joblofs having .her poisoned randy sent to her by special mcssenser. " Washington Star : "What makes all that nolso In the radiator ? " inquired the nervous man. "I don't know , " answered the chilly friend ; "but I au i > pit It'a so cold that its teeth nro chattering. " Indianapolis Journal : "I would be thought moreof , " Sir. Dismal Diiwwm ex plained , "if people only understood my nature more better. I am that kind of a guy that never gives up when he lias once started to do something. That's the reason I've always been afraid to stai-t In at any thing.1' Chicago Tribune : The puzzled old Ki'iitli'inun from Upcrei'k , who had hoeii walchlng the twitch engine at work up and down the sidetrark , on the occasion of his first visit to a railroad town , ncratched his chin and remarked to the lounger on the station wl.Uform : "I can understand how the ingino pulls the cars. I've got that all Jiggered out. Hut I'll bo durned If I can see how the cars pulls the Inglne back ! " Washington Star : "What is your opinion on this new national question ? " said Hie In- "My , boy , " said Senator Sorghum , do'o- full"that's a dltllctilty under which us statesmen have to Inbor. I5y the tlmr > I get through hiiHtllng for votes and watching thu scheme's of the opposition 1 don't have minute left for forming opinions about anything. " \llKU \ TALK. Buffalo Kxnresfl. A little buos- said : "Mother deer May Kyo go out too play , The son IH bright , the hulr Is clear , Owe ! mother , don't nay neigh ! " "Go fourth , my sun , " the mother said ; His ant wald : "Take ewer "luy , , Your gntlss know Hied , all jialnti'il read , Hull dew knot lo o ewer weigh. " "Ah , know ! " ho cried , and sought the street . With ! - " - ( WW fllll Of K'.fO Thu weather changed and snow and sleet And relKii fell fierce und free. Threw snowdrifts grate , tJirew wnt'ry pool. Ho line with mite nnd mane Sitld he : "Though I wood walk by rule , Kyo am knot write , 'tis plane. "Ide Ilko two meat some kindly sole Kor hoar gnu dangers weight , And yonder stairs a treacherous whole ] To H'.OO has bin my gute. "A peace of bread , a gneiss hot stake , Kivcd chewH If Kyo wcro homo ; This cruel fate my heart will brake , I love knot tliu.'i too Home , "I'm wefk nnd nail ; I've mist my rode ! ' Hull hear a carte came passed Ho and 1111) Bled \voro safely toad Hack two his homo at lust , "The White Masi'S Burden" The white man's burden is the winter overcoat , One can't venture to go without some extra clothing , but his heavy overcoat seems to gain t e n pounds in weight , as the Spring days begin to assert themselves A light coat of Covert cloth or some other appropriate material is a luxury and a necessity. Now is the time to get it $10 , $12,50 , $15 , $18 , $20 and $25 covers the range of prices for men's top coats , and $5 , $6,50 , $7.50 , $8.50 , $10 and $12,50 for boys' and young men's top coats such a garment is useful at all seasons Of course you will want a new hat to go with it. We can save you money.